Holiday season in Sokolniki Park (Moscow, 1956)
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
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Spasskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin illuminated during the celebration of Moscow’s 800th birthday. Photo by G. Korabelnikov (September 1947).
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Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin on New Year postcards (1950s-1970s).
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Making a snowman. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (Vilnius, 1981).
Tula, 1960s (via Vladimir Scherbakov)
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View of the main tower of the Moscow State University from the park. Photo by Ivan Shagin (c. 1968).
Installing neon lights on Kalinin Avenue for the New Year. Photo by Vitaly Sozinov (Moscow, 1988).
Decorating a bakery window for the New Year. Photo by Vladimir Stepanov (1958).